Enola; or, Her fatal mistake
| Author | Mary Young Ridenbaugh |
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| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Novel |
| Publisher | Woodward & Tiernan, Printers and Binders |
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Publication date
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1886 |
| Media type | Print (Hardback & Paperback) |
| Pages | 336 |
| ISBN |
Enola; or, Her fatal mistake is an 1886 book written by Mary Young Ridenbaugh. It is notable for being the inspiration, indirectly, for the naming of the Enola Gay, the B-29 bomber airplane which dropped the first atomic bomb on Hiroshima. Its commanding pilot, Colonel Paul Tibbets, named the aircraft after his mother, Enola Gay Tibbets (1893–1983), who was named after the title character of Ridenbaugh's book.
The book is introduced with the poem:
The story includes these passages:
('Enola' is 'alone' spelled backwards.)
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